Palettes / Colors / #DCCEFC
#DCCEFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCCEFC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DCCEFC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DCCEFC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EEFCCF; it also sits naturally between #CFD8FC and #F3CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCCEFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 206, 252 |
| HSL | 258°, 88%, 90% |
| HSV | 258°, 18%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 18%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.16, 66.39, 101.26 |
| Yxy | 66.39, 0.2920, 0.2803 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.19, 13.54, -20.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.48, 13.48, -21.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 99%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCCEFC
.text { color: #DCCEFC; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCCEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCEFC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCCEFC
Tints of #DCCEFC
Tones of #DCCEFC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEFCCF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCCEFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEFC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCEFC: ·
How #DCCEFC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCEFC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCCEFC?
#DCCEFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEFC?
#DCCEFC is RGB 220, 206, 252 — HSL 258°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DCCEFC?
Its complement is #EEFCCF; analogous partners are #CFD8FC and #F3CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCCEFC for text?
Black text on #DCCEFC has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.